Calflora: Platanthera hyperborea

Taxon Report 6629

Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindley (not an active name; please see Platanthera tescamnis)

Green flowered bog orchid, Northern green orchid

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Platanthera hyperborea, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	ORCHIDACEAE
Genus:	Platanthera

Community:	wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
PLANTS accepted name:	Platanthera aquilonis
TJM2 accepted name:	Platanthera tescamnis

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Limnorchis hyperborea
PLANTS:	Platanthera hyperborea var. hyperborea
PLANTS:	Platanthera hyperborea var. minor

NOTE: Platanthera hyperborea is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Platanthera hyperborea


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (PLHY2)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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